IT'S SUMMER! IT'S THE COMIC FESTIVAL! IT'S LUCKY STAR! 

 [Sound: Waves hitting the beach.]

 Kagami: This weather is great. It feels like it'll be hot today. 

 Tsukasa: Hey, oneechan. Where will Kona-chan take us today? 

 Kagami: Don't know. And on top of that, she got us out here at a really
 early hour. 

 Konata (in the distance): Hey Tsukasa! Kagami! 

 [Tsukasa and Kagami run over to her. A parked train releases a gush of
 steam.] 

 Tsukasa: We're here. Good morning! 

 Station Staff: The train on line two will leave shortly.  

 Konata: Hurry up! This is our chance, so let's use this fast 
 train to get there! 

 Kagami: Just a sec. Before we go, tell us what we're doing!

 Konata: I'll tell you when we get there. (laughs)

 Kagami: Wait! I - I've got a bad feeling on this one. 

 (Konata drags Kagami into the train while the others 
 board it. The train doors close.) 

 Konata: Then it's time for us to go to the biggest event 
 of the summer! I'll guide you there, Hiiragi Sisters! 

 Kagami: (very nervous) I'm going home! Let me go hooooome!

 Konata: It's too late! 

 [LUCKY STAR!]

 Konata: (stretches) We're here! 

 Kagami: What's with all of these people?

 Tsukasa: Kona-chan, this is amazing. What is this?

 Konata: Yes! The biggest buy/sell market for doujinshi in the 
 summertime, Comic Festival! Or in short, Natsucomi. 

 Kagami: Oh, I see. Well, I'll go home now. Come on Tsukasa.

 Tsukasa: Hmm?

 Konata: Wait. Since you came all this way, help me out.  

 Kagami: No way! First off, what's with the huge crowd!?  
 What'll happen if we go with them in this heat!? 

 [The crowd begins to move quickly.]

 Tsukasa: Umm, please don't push [people collide with her]

 Konata: I'll give you some countermeasures for the heat. 
 And I'll reward you for it. 

 Kagami: Oh dang it. What do we have to do? 

 Konata:   That's Kagami for you. Sharp as always. In any case, 
 first we need to get in line. Then I'll explain. 

 Tsukasa: Uh - please waaaaaaiiiiiii (is lost in the crowd)

 Kagami: There's nothing I can do here. Tsukasa, hurry along.   
 Wait, where is Tsukasa? 

 Tsukasa: Oneechan! Kona-chan! Hellpppp meeeeeee! [is pushed
 around by the crowd]

 Kagami: She's being carried away by a wave of people! 

 Konata: She doesn't have much war potential. 

 [The convention center's PA system chime rings.]

 Event Staff: (over intercom) When you arrive at the circle number,
 ask for everything. 

 Kagami: Even if she says that, I don't get it. What are we supposed to do?

 Tsukasa: Oneechan, could this possibly be the line for the next circle? 

 Kagami: Oh no, how many minutes are we going to be waiting in line? 

 Tsukasa: Maybe thirty minutes? 

 Kagami: No, this is going to take longer.  How are we going to kill time while
 we wait? 

 Tsukasa: We can pretend that it's a line for an attraction at a theme park. 

 Kagami: You can have fun even while you wait at a theme park, but there's
 nothing exciting or refreshing here. 

 Konata: Lining up, buying the books, bringing them home, and reading them
 there is plenty exciting and refreshing. 

 Kagami: But we don't read those! W-why are you here?

 Konata: Because I have to line up for a different circle next to you. 
 I'll count on you to take care of things over here. 

 Kagami: One next to us? Oh no, that one's even longer! 

 Konata: Yeah, that one's for a stage event. 

 Kagami: A stage event?

 Konata: Yup. Comptic's personality for Lucky Channel, Kogami Akira, 
 is coming here. I really want to see that, so I'll be counting on you to wait
 in line. 

 Kagami: Who is that? W-wait! Stand in this line yourself!

 Event Staff: Sorry, but this line extends outside. 

 Tsukasa: Oneechan, the staff are telling us that we need to go to the end of the 
 line outside. 

 Kagami: OUTSIDE!? We have to line up OUTSIDE!?

 Konata: Oh, that's pretty ordinary for these kinds of things. Good luck! 

 Kagami: This is bizarre! This place is bizarre! 

 Tsukasa: (nervous laughter) 

 [Later, the group is walking outside of the con building.]

 Konata: I made it! Thank you both! You worked hard! 

 Kagami: Talking about going home . . . that would be a miracle
  (tired, weak, crazy laughter)

 Tsukasa: Oh, my feet . . . My feet are dragging. 

 Konata: Seriously, thanks. Thanks to you both, summer was very fun. 
 This will become a great memory. No doubt about it. 

 Kagami: (out of it) Oh, that's good. (returning to reality) But for us, it was a
 nightmare. The worst thing. 

 [Miyuki walks up to them.]

 Miyuki: Hello, everybody. Why are you carrying such heavy bags? 

 Kagami: Miyuki!  Why did you come here wearing a yukata?

 Tsukasa: It looks so pretty. 

 Miyuki: Thank you. I am going with my family to a fireworks festival. 

 Kagami: (sparkly eyes) Fireworks . . .

 Miyuki: Hmm. Would you like to accompany me to the event? 

 Kagami: (waterfalls erupt from her eyes) This is it! This is the best! We need
 ordinary memories! 

 Tsukasa: I'm sorry, Yuki-chan. I don't think we can . . . move. 

 [Kagami and Tsukasa wobble and fall over.]

 Miyuki: Kagami-san? Tsukasa-san? Hold on! 

 Konata: Oh, Miyuki-san. Just let them rest. 

 Kagami: (revives and hits Konata) I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT FROM YOU!
 (continues to hit Konata) 

   END PART ONE